| There are many addictive drugs, and | | | | The treatment can take place in an array of |
| treatments for these different drugs can | | | | settings, in several different forms, and for |
| differ. The treatment will differ depending | | | | dissimilar lengths of time. As drug addiction |
| on the character of the patient. | | | | is normally classified a chronic disorder |
| | | | characterized by infrequent or even frequent |
| Troubles connected with an individual's drug | | | | relapses, a one-time or short haul treatment |
| addiction can vary considerably. People who | | | | is often is enough. For many, treatment is a |
| are addicted to drugs come from all walks of | | | | long-term procedure that involves many |
| life. You will find many suffer from mental | | | | interventions and attempts at self-restraint. |
| health, work-related or social problems which | | | | |
| can make their addictions a lot more complex | | | | Many People Wonder Why Drug Addicts Can't |
| to treat. | | | | Quit On Their Own |
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| There is an assortment of scientific | | | | Nearly all those who are addicted consider in |
| approaches to drug addiction treatment is | | | | the beginning that they can stop using drugs |
| available. Drug addiction treatment can | | | | on their own, and many try to quit without |
| include behavioral therapy (such as | | | | treatment. However, most of these attempts |
| counseling, cognitive therapy, or | | | | result in failure. Much research has revealed |
| psychotherapy), medications, or even a | | | | that drug use over a long period results in |
| combination of them. | | | | considerable changes in brain function that |
| | | | continue long after the individual has |
| Behavioural therapies present strategies for | | | | stopped. |
| coping with their drug cravings, instruct | | | | |
| ways to avoid drugs and avoid relapse, as | | | | These changes brought on by sustained drug |
| well as dealing with relapse if it occurs. | | | | abuse over long periods in brain function may |
| When a person's drug-related behavior puts | | | | have many behavioral consequences, as well as |
| him or her at an increased risk for AIDS or | | | | the urge to use drugs regardless of |
| other infectious diseases, behavioral | | | | undesirable consequences. |
| therapies can assist to decrease the risk of | | | | |
| disease transmission. | | | | Long-term drug use results in significant |
| | | | changes in brain function that persist long |
| Drug addiction treatment can include | | | | after the individual stops using drugs. |
| behavioural therapy, medications, or their | | | | |
| combination. | | | | Addiction has such an important biological |
| | | | component in an individual's difficulty in |
| Medications for treatment, such as methadone, | | | | achieving and maintaining abstinence without |
| LAAM, and naltrexone, are available for those | | | | treatment. Stress from work or family |
| addicted to opiates. The best treatment | | | | problems, social cues (such as meeting htose |
| programs will provide a mixture of therapies | | | | whom they take drugs with), or the |
| and other services to cater for each separate | | | | environment (such as encountering streets, |
| individual. | | | | objects, or even smells associated with drug |
| | | | use) can interact with biological factors to |
| Medications, such as antidepressants, mood | | | | hinder achievement of continuous |
| stabilizers, or neuroleptics, can be vital | | | | self-restraint and make relapse more likely. |
| for treatment success if patients have | | | | Research studies show that even the most |
| co-occurring mental issues, such as | | | | severely addicted users can take part |
| depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar | | | | actively in treatment and can lead to |
| disorder, or psychosis. | | | | success. |
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